Lamp-burner.



G. EKLUND.

LAMP BURNER.

APPLIOATION FILED 0M. 6, 1910.

1,109,327, Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR 6'05 714 V E KL ll/YD ATTORN EY THE NORRIS PErERS 70.. PHOm-LITHQ. WASHINOION, D. C.

i To all-whom it mag concern.

EKLUN D. onNnw YonK. it. a; Assidnon To meta-as y. RAILWAY. naivir Be it knownp that l, GUSTAV. BEHI D; a citizen of the United States, residing atjthe city l of Newzyork, boroughfof. the Bronx,- in the county and, statexof New Yorhhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Burners' ;,of whichj the[following is a full, clear, andlexact specification.

' v My invention relates to. improvements in "lamp burners of the typegknown as long tune burners, and the same has forits Object to i provide simple, ,eflicie'nt and reliable burner 1 capable of producing a large flame without theuse of a chimney. v a j a I Further said invention has "for; its object to provide a burner in which the l flameis enlarged to such size in the focus ofthe lens, as to emittoward the lensqa maximum of variety light rays with a minimum-consumption of oil.i T

Further, said invention has for its object to provide a burner in which a considerable number of separateair...jets are jetted in a of angles into the lower or blueportionofthe fiame I ivention has "for its object: to provide a burner in which the ascending air currents or jets are retarded intheircirculation'or movement 1n orderto produce-a perfect combustion ofthegases," and pro duce a thick white flame just" above the spreader, and at the smallest distance,possible above the wick tube. I h

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends my invention consists in the novel details of construction, and in the combination, connection andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully 1 described and then pointed out in the claims. j y

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is an enlarged top view showingone form of burner constructed according to,: and embodying my said invention; Fig. 2 is a section taken on the-line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a section taken on theline ofFigl'.

In said drawings 5 designates the base portion of the burner which is provided at its lower reduced end with a screw-threaded ortion 6, and at its upper end with a galery or upwardly flaring flange? having a. dome-shaped base 8. Said dome-shaped base is secured at the junction of its edge i or}. bea

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openings 10 respectively.v

a with-said gallery r'fiange Home upper jedge of the base portione. 'Thegallery or f flange Tisprovided at its upper edgel with a rounded, rim "or bead-9 and; below said rim d {with .circular apertures 10, and 0' a ll denotes a fiatwick t'ube; which 3 and has ts lo end p' i ct ng sl g t y be:

ltrallyfdisposed within the base'portion S5,; I 7

low the bottom ofsaid base portion 5. The 5;

,upperend ofsaid wick" tube 11 terminates,-

in a horizontal plane above-the upper edge v ofthe gallery or flange. 7, and is sec'uredadj alcentto A its upper end i to :j the? dome-shaped end withstar wheelslt, 14$ extending'into l idw c illb T- V 15' denotes-the flame spreader comprising);

two curved side plates or members 16,. 161

1 united: at their opposite ends upwardly 1 and outwardly extending end f members 17 -17,Th'e' side plates or members 16, 16 have fth'eirii'pper edges arranged parallel with the g broader, tagger the wick tube main in;

"about 'a'horizontal plane with the upper end of said wick tube- The said flame spreader .is supported in position by two. oppositely arranged arms outwardly and downwardly and their extremities passed through recesses the up- 0 provided with numerous; comparatively I 18,-18 formed integral with 5 the end members 17, 17.. The said arms 18,1

18 extend upwardly and outwardly and are folded back upon themselves, and then bent large apertures 19 ,"1,9?, respectively, which 5 serve to conduct a largefnumber of separated air-jets to point just above the upper end base 8. From onej'side of the base portion 5 v 1 xt d fil l2 n i h isysupported a v,wick ralsing shaft 13 provided at its inner.

of the'wicktube and which impinge against a I the base of the-flame. j By making the side members curved transversely and providing the same with apertures as shown and described, the air j currents are caused to'enter'through the same and be projected inwardly-at a variety of angles toward the upper end of thewickf1 5 tube and the base of the flame. At the same time, certain ofthe air jets or streams pass ing downwardly, through the uppermost apertures will meet with other of the air jets passing through the lower apertures 11 in a more horizontal direction, and in meet-V ing with the same cause said air Jets to beretarded, but still kept in motionso that a continual supply of air is brought intocon tact with the flame, and the proper combustion of the gases maintained. k V 4 Inthe operation oflthe lamp the flame spreader serves as an automatic control for maintaining the flame at the desired height.

the side members of the flame spreader, but

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as certain of these apertures cause the air currents to pass therethrough' in 'a more or less downward direction, they-are causedto impinge upon andretard the speed-of the upwardly passingmain air currents, and thus prevent or reduce to a minimum the tendenc'y' 'of the flame to crawl or climb Eupward, which would otherwise, occur as soon as theparts becomeheated 7 Having thus described myinVention, what I claim and desire tosecure byLetters Patentis:

l. In a lamp vburner, the combination of ai wick tube with a flame spreader comprising a pair of inwardly and upwardly curved longitudinal plates secured. together at their opposite ends and, provided with perfora tions, said, plates .lia-ving their lower edges substantially in alinement .with the upper edge ofjsaidwick tube, and the perforations in said plates arranged to project the incoming jets of air against the base of the flame and retard the upgoing currents of air enteringsaid flame spreader from below, substantially as specified.

2. In a lamp burner, the combination of a wick tube with a flame spreader comprising a pair of oppositely arranged upwardly and inwardly curved,-longitudinal plates, a pair of upwardly and outwardly, inclined membersarranged at the opposite ends of'saidlongitudinal plates and means for supporting said fiamespreader in position with its lower edge in the same horizontal planewith the upper edge of said wick tube, thesaid longitudinalplates being provided with perforations whereby to project a plurality of incoming jets'of =air downwardly and inwardly toward'thewick tube whereby to retard the upgoing currents of airentering said flame spreader from below andfenveloping said wick tube, substantially as specified; a V i a Signed at the city-0f New York, in the county and State of New York, this 30th a day ofJune nineteen ten.

GUSTAV EKLUNDL WVitnesses: E1 A CONRAD -A. DIETERICH, JOSEPH Gr. QUINN, Jr.

addressing the Commissioner 0! Patents. 

